Sentara Obici Hospital

All hospitals have a history. Few have their founder and namesake still at the heart of it.

Tucked inside Sentara Obici Hospital is the Heritage Garden, the final resting place of Amedeo Obici and his beloved wife, Louise.

Amedeo, founder of Planters Peanuts, built the original Louise Obici Memorial Hospital in her honor after her passing. His one request was that he and Louise always remain at the hospital. When the hospital moved to its current location, they moved too.

Now, more than 25 years after the Heritage Garden was established at our current campus, the space has been thoughtfully renovated with new landscaping, pavers, seating areas and improved drainage — creating a peaceful retreat for patients, visitors and team members alike. All while preserving and showcasing the Obici memorial.

Here are photos from a recent rededication and reception we held at the garden with our hospital community.

Learn more about the garden's history and recent transformation in this feature from The Virginian-Pilot: https://www.pilotonline.com/2026/06/04/sentara-obici-hospital-redesigns/

Not everyone has reliable access to healthy food when they leave the hospital or return home. That’s why we’ve brought something new to our campus in partnership with Suffolk Christian Fellowship Center: a community food locker designed to help bridge that gap.

Located outside our Emergency Department entrance, the weatherproof, refrigerated locker provides 24/7 access to fresh, nutritious food for patients being discharged and community members experiencing food insecurity.

With a simple access code provided through our hospital or partner organization, individuals can pick up food at a time that works for them, even outside traditional pantry hours.

This effort is about more than convenience. It’s about dignity, access, and supporting better health beyond our hospital walls. 🍎❤️

We're hiring Registered Nurses! 🏥

Looking for your next nursing role? Or know someone who is? Join us for a virtual hiring event on June 10 from 4-6:30 pm!

Interview from home.

Chat 1-on-1 with our recruiters and hiring managers.

Learn about positions across a variety of departments, as well as our incentives, pay and benefits.

Find out what it's like to work here and why nurses choose Sentara. 💙

RSVP at the link in the comments 👇

Walk. Learn. Celebrate. Save Lives.

On Saturday, May 23, Sentara Health is proud to partner with the Suffolk Sigmas to host the 2nd Annual Colon Cancer Awareness Walk. It's a fun, family‑friendly event focused on education, early detection, and community.

Our Market President Kapua Conley recently joined Suffolk Sigmas President Barry Doughty, Jr. on 13News Now - WVEC to talk about the importance of this event and the power of partnerships in improving community health.

👇 Watch the full interview below for more info!

👉 Register here: https://form.jotform.com/260706501627150

🤝 Join us on May 23 for free screening kits, access to medical experts, survivor stories, activities for kids, giveaways and more!

Together, we’re making strides against colon cancer!

We're one of eight Sentara Health hospitals that have earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for spring 2026! 🏆

This is the highest recognition for patient safety among U.S. hospitals and reflects excellence across 20+ evidence-based safety measures of preventable medical errors, infections and injuries.

To every member of our care teams: well done. Your work matters. Your commitment to safety saves lives. 💙

The MRI upgrade at Sentara BelleHarbour is complete! 🎉

The new next-generation scanner delivers sharper images and cuts some scan times in half. A prostate scan that took 90 minutes? Now takes about 45!

That's a big difference for patient comfort and getting results to your doctor faster. It also means shorter wait times for our patients.

A big thanks to our BelleHarbour radiology team for the work they do every day and for supporting this transition: MRI technologists Kenneth Holley, Jenny Flanagan, Alicia Duffy and Travis Winston, and Manager of Radiology Daryl Minggia. 👏

The Advanced Imaging Center at Sentara BelleHarbour is open seven days a week, 6:15 a.m. to 11 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 757-983-0010.

Five Sentara hospitals just earned the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award by Healthgrades, demonstrating safer care and better outcomes.

This recognition places them among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for patient safety, highlighting a strong track record of reducing complications and prioritizing safe, high-quality care. ✨

It also means patients treated at these hospitals are far less likely to experience preventable safety events, with safety built into every step of the patient experience.

Congratulations to the teams whose commitment to patient safety continues to set the standard. 💙